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##On Todays Episode of Let's Talk Bitcoin...
First, Adam B. Levine, Stephanie Murphy and Jonathan Mohan talk about the recently lawsuit filed against many of the largest players in Bitcoin Cash. Expanding on last weeks discussion if Hashpower isn't enough, should it be enough to dictate consensus?
Then, Adam is joined by one of the authors of the Crypto Caselaw Minute and returning guest Stephen Palley for a more in-depth look at the
And finally, Bitcoin Clock creator and long time LTB editor Matthew Zipkin tells us how he wound up hand-making "non-boring bitcoin full nodes", which listeners of the Let's Talk Bitcoin! show have an opportunity to win. Read More

##On Todays Episode of Let's Talk Bitcoin...
Adam B. Levine, Stephanie Murphy and Jonathan Mohan are joined by Daniel Krawisz for an in-depth talk about the miner incentives playing a major role in Bitcoin SV's path to victory.
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##On Todays Episode of Let's Talk Bitcoin...
Adam B. Levine, Stephanie Murphy and Andreas Antonopoulos discuss the recent flurry of interest in Airdrops, their history and whether they actually work as advertised.
Later: With smart contract based exchange EtherDelta suddenly the first decentralized exchange to settle with US regulators, the conversation turns to the place of decentralization and anonymity in truly disruptive projects. Read More

**“I think the world becomes a better place when we stop asking for permission and start building.”**
**— Dan Held**
Interview location: Skype
Interview date: Thursday 25th October
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Role: Co-founder and Director of BD
It is 10 years since Satoshi Nakamoto released the Bitcoin whitepaper, and in that time the protocol has survived so much: state-level bans, the Mt. Gox collapse, the closing of the Silk Road and civil war to name a few. Bitcoin h... Read More

##On Todays Episode of Let's Talk Bitcoin...
**Christian Garcia** is back with his latest correspondent from within hyperinflating Venezuela. This time he looks into controversial government "cryptocurrency": the Petro. See the full shownotes for his tipping information, the articles and links referenced during his report.
After the break, **Stephanie Murphy**, **Andreas Antonopoulos** and **Adam B. Levine** talk Schnorr Signatures, a seemingly non-controversial coming upgrade which will introduce major blockchain performance optimizations and enhanced privacy features.
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##On Todays Episode of Let's Talk Bitcoin...
Adam B. Levine, Stephanie Murphy and Jonathan Mohan are joined by returning guest [Paul Sztorc](https://twitter.com/truthcoin) for a look at the past, present and future of Sidechains and the now-on-testnet "[Drivechain](http://drivechain.info)" token recovery mechanism.
Read more for links mentioned during today show, plus the full replay of LTB episode 99 with Dr. Adam Back and Austin Hill on "Sidechain Innovations"
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##On Todays Episode of Let's Talk Bitcoin...
Join Stephanie Murphy, Andreas Antonopoulos and Adam B. Levine for an in-depth conversation on pegged, "Stablecoins". We discuss the two approaches that have been tried so far and what's different about this latest generation for better or worse.
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###On Todays Episode of Let's Talk Bitcoin...
Stephanie, Jonathan, Andreas and Adam are back for a wide ranging conversation covering the now-defunct Bitcoin Alert system, the smart contracts arms race and a lot more. Look out on this episode for a bonus interview on the value of forever-tokens for projects other than money, with Joe Looney, one of the minds behind the Rare Pepe wallet.
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##On Todays Episode of Let's Talk Bitcoin...
Stephanie, Jonathan and Adam are joined by returning guest and austrian economist Jeffrey Tucker.
There's little doubt that the design of bitcoin was heavily influenced by the Austrian theories, but today we ask the question "What has Austrian Economics learned from Bitcoin?" Read More

##On Today's Episode of Let's Talk Bitcoin...
First: Andreas Antonopoulos, Stephanie Murphy, Jonathan Mohan and Adam B. Levine discuss how bitcoin could perform, and what challenges might arise in various apocalyptic or disruptive scenarios
Then: The gang zeros in on BIP176, an informal and already adopted move to standardize the "Bits" unit, which represents 100 satoshis or 1/1,000,000th of a bitcoin. Read More

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##On Today's Episode of Let's Talk Bitcoin...
Adam shares a recent [SEC speech](https://www.sec.gov/news/speech/speech-hinman-061418) which provides some context on whether Ethereum, Bitcoin or ICO tokens are securities in the eyes of the law, and why.
Lawyer [Stephen Palley](https://twitter.com/stephendpalley) stops by to discuss not just the speech and Ethereum, but several other potentially precedent setting legal actions.
We end todays show with a [Patreon Q&A](https://www.patreon.com/aantonop) from Andreas Antonopoulos. In this segment he provides his perspective on the Ethereum question and then helps rescue us from the pit of legal headaches with some palate cleansing technical talk on bitcoin public keys. Read More

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##On Today's Episode of Let's Talk Bitcoin...
Stephanie, Adam and Jonathan are joined by [returning guest](https://letstalkbitcoin.com/blog/post/lets-talk-bitcoin-137-eye-of-the-beholder) [Preston Byrne](https://twitter.com/prestonjbyrne)
Correspondent **Christian Garcia** sends word from Venezuela about deals that seem to good to be true and Pinata times.
Adam Stephanie and Jonathan talk about the experience so far of setting up and accepting your tips with the Lighting network.
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##On Today's Episode of Let's Talk Bitcoin...
We join Andreas Antonopoulos for his recent talk + Q&A at the sold out Internet of Money event
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##On Today's Episode of Let's Talk Bitcoin...
Stephanie, Jonathan and Adam sit down to discuss the recent New York Blockchain Week and the Bitcoin Gold double-spend attack.
This episode also features the second segment from Venezuelan correspondent Christian Garcia. We're planning on doing these once every two weeks.
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